Competition: win a bicycle helmet by Thousand and Poketo
In our latest competition, we're offering three readers the chance to win a vintage-style helmet with vegan leather straps designed by Thousand and Poketo. More
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Parents "should start thinking about a bulletproof backpack" following latest mass shootings
Children going to school or public places should be given bulletproof backpacks, the CEO of self-defence brand Guard Dog has told Dezeen. More
Rimal Bhatt's breathing apparatus helps people evacuate smoke-filled tower blocks
Rimal Bhatt has developed a fire evacuation mask that allows additional time to evacuate a burning building, designed in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. More
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EU will require all new cars to be fitted with speed-limiting technology by 2022
A raft of safety technologies that could help reduce accidents on the roads, including speed-limiting systems, will become mandatory in all new European cars. More
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Büro North proposes ground-level traffic lights to prevent pedestrian accidents
Prompted by accidents involving players of Pokémon GO, Australian firm Büro North has devised a concept for in-ground traffic lights to prevent pedestrians using smartphones from walking out onto the road (+ movie). More
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Paper Pulp Helmet by Tom Gottelier, Bobby Petersen and Ed Thomas
A group of Royal College of Art graduates has used the pulp from mulched newspapers to form helmets for London's cycle hire scheme (+ movie). More
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Hövding by Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin
This inflatable bicycle helmet by Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin folds away into a collar or scarf and inflates instantly when it detects abnormal movements. Here it is being crash-tested.
